69th Annual Tony Awards®, NYC

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Affair: 69th Annual Tony Awards®

When: Sunday, June 7, 2015 @ 8PM (Red Carpet Pre-Show LIVE at 5:30PM)

Hot Spot: Radio City Music Hall (Awards Ceremony) & The Plaza Hotel (Gala Party), NYC

Deets: The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known informally as the Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre.

The 2015 Tony Nominations Announcement, presented by IBM, took place on April 28 in a live webcast on TonyAwards.com.

Full list of nominees/winners:

BEST MUSICAL

An American in Paris

Fun Home -- WINNER

Something Rotten!

The Visit

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century

Leanne Cope, An American in Paris

Beth Malone, Fun Home

Kelli O’Hara, The King and I -- WINNER

Chita Rivera, The Visit

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home -- WINNER

Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris

Brian d’Arcy James, Something Rotten!

Ken Watanabe, The King and I

Tony Yazbeck, On the Town

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY

Steven Boyer, Hand to God

Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man

Ben Miles, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

Bill Nighy, Skylight

Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -- WINNER

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

The King and I -- WINNER

On the Town

On the Twentieth Century

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

The Elephant Man

Skylight -- WINNER

This Is Our Youth

You Can’t Take It With You

BEST PLAY

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -- WINNER

Disgraced

Hand to God

Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Victoria Clarke, Gigi

Judy Kuhn, Fun Home

Sydney Lucas, Fun Home

Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I -- WINNER

Emily Skeggs, Fun Home

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Stephen Daldry, Skylight

Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -- WINNER

Scott Ellis, You Can’t Take It with You

Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Sam Gold, Fun Home -- WINNER

Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!

John Rando, On the Town

Bartlett Sher, The King and I

Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris 

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You -- WINNER

Patricia Clarkson, The Elephant Man

Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

Sarah Stiles, Hand to God

Julie White, Airline Highway

FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Christian Borle, Something Rotten! -- WINNER

Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century

Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!

Brandon Uranowitz, An American in Paris

Max von Essen, An American in Paris

FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

Matthew Beard, Skylight

K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway

Richard McCabe, The Audience -- WINNER

Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man

Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

Micah Stock, It’s Only a Play

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Geneva Carr, Hand to God

Helen Mirren, The Audience -- WINNER

Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles

Carey Mulligan, Skylight

Ruth Wilson, Constellations

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Craig Lucas, An American in Paris

Lisa Kron, Fun Home -- WINNER

Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten!

Terence McNally, The Visit

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home -- WINNER

Sting, The Last Ship

Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, Something Rotten!

John Kander and Fred Ebb, The Visit

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -- WINNER

Paule Constable and David Plater, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

Natasha Katz, Skylight

Japhy Weideman, Airline Highway

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Donald Holder, The King and I

Natasha Katz, An American in Paris -- WINNER

Ben Stanton, Fun Home

Japhy Weideman, The Visit

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Joshua Bergasse, On the Town

Christopher Gattelli, The King and I

Scott Graham and Steven Hogget, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!

Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris -- WINNER

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -- WINNER

Bob Crowley, Skylight

Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

David Rockwell, You Can’t Take It with You

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris -- WINNER

David Rockwell, On the Twentieth Century

Michael Yeargan, The King and I

David Zinn, Fun Home

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Gregg Barnes, Something Rotten!

Bob Crowley, An American in Paris

William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century

Catherine Zuber, The King and I -- WINNER

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

Bob Crowley, The Audience

Jane Greenwood, You Can’t Take It with You

Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two -- WINNER

David Zinn, Airline Highway

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris -- WINNER

John Clancy, Fun Home

Larry Hochman, Something Rotten!

Rob Mathes, The Last Ship

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Tommy Tune

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Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories:

Special Tony Award John Cameron Mitchell

Regional Theatre Tony Award Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Stephen Schwartz

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Arnold Abramson Adrian Bryan-Brown Gene O’Donovan

Spotted: Hosts: Kristin Chenoweth & Alan Cumming

Performers: Josh Groban, Vanessa Hudgens, Matthew Morrison, Chita Rivera, Kelsey Grammer, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar, Leanne Cope, Robert Fairchild, Brandon Uranowitz, Max von Essen, Sydney Lucas, Michael Cerveris, Beth Malone, Chita Rivera, Kristen Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, Tony Yazbeck, Corey Cott, Victoria Clark, Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Tyne Daly, Lisa Howard, Adam Heller

Presenters: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Jonas, Kiesza, Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, Dulé Hill, Judith Light, Patina Miller, Bernadette Peters and Phylicia Rashad join Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Bryan Cranston, Neil Patrick Harris, Debra Messing

Other Appearances: Jim Parsons, Ashley Tisdale, Bryan Cranston, Joe Manganiello, Kiefer Sutherland, Anna Chlumsky, Larry David, Jason Alexander, Misty Copeland, Sing, Corey Stoll, David Hyde Pierce, Jennifer Nettles, Marg Helgenberger, Rita Wilson, Rose Byrne, Thomas Sadoski, Sutton Foster, Taye Diggs, Taylor Schilling, Bobby Cannavale, Tommy Tune, Anna Wintour

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Win FREE tickets to the dress rehearsal or ceremony by June 4, 2015.

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The 3-hour event will be broadcast on CBS live at 8/7c (delayed PT).

Hedwig and the Angry Inch’s Darren Criss, two-time Tony® nominee Laura Osnes and It Shoulda Been You’s Sierra Boggess will host a red carpet pre-show special, following the excitement at Radio City Music Hall as the stars arrive for Broadway’s biggest night! With help from our fabulous correspondents George Takei, Randi Zuckerberg, Blake Ross, Emilio Sosa and Tony Award® winner Patina Miller—CBS’s Tony Awards® social media reporter—viewers will feel like they’re part of the red carpet action with interviews, behind-the-scenes features and more! Watch live at www.tonyawards.com, www.cbs.com, www.playbill.com or www.timeout.com Sunday, June 7 @ 5:30 PM!

Visit the TONY Awards pop-up shop at the Paramount Hotel through June 9, 2015!

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